Friday, August 8, 2014

Z for Zoology

Last letter (ok, so I'll probably go back and do some of the letters again with new concepts). This week we did Z for zoology, which I defined as the study of animals and their behavior. Mostly we read a lot of books and talked about the different things we could study about animals (where they live, anatomy, life cycles, family groups, etc). We also read a bunch of books about animals. Xander really got a kick out of Whose Bottom is This?

For this activity I simply had Xander design a zoo. We went on a stick hunt to collect sticks (which he thought was wonderful). I also picked up some rocks and gems from the dollar store. I gave him a ton of animals and let him go at it. He thought it was fun and I was happy to give him an opportunity to work on those design and problem solving skills. I hope to do more fun activities like this in the future! I'd love to integrate more STEAM type activities

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